Flight Officer / Flying Officer

(1939 to the present)

With the ability to calculate changes in time zones as a pilot crossed over lines of longitude, the Gallet Flight Officer chronograph is one of the most renowned and respected military use timepieces ever created.

The original Flight Officer evolved directly from the Gallet MultiChron model 30, the world’s first fully waterproof wrist worn chronograph. A rotating 12 hour bezel and dial indications for the world's major cities was added to the MultiChron 30, making it possible to easily calculate changes in the time as an aircraft flew across lines of longitude.

Rumoured to have been developed upon specific request by Harry S Truman for the United States Army Air Forces, this ground breaking new timepiece was first issued exclusively to the American and British pilots who flew the missions to our victory during WWII. After the war, the Flight Officer became a watch of choice for both commercial and private aviators across the globe.

After more than 70 years, the Gallet Flight Officer chronograph is still airborne.

Model name: Flight Officer (1st Generation Truman version)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm x 42mm

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1939 - 1943

Serial numbers: often without serial numbers

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, look for 4 screw compression case and "BREVET" on 2-tone dial

Valuation

Stainless Steel: $7500.00 - $8500.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

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Model name: Flying Officer (Ltd. Edition of 100)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, automatic

Calibre: Gallet G200

Case material: titanium

Case back: screw in

Dimensions: n/a

Bracelet: leather or carbon fiber

Water resistance: 100m

Production years: 2007

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, secondary market sales have exceeded the original $12,000.00 MSRP

Valuation*

Titanium: $18,000.00 (extra rare)

Model name: Flight Officer (NAWCC Museum Edition)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, automatic, Siliceum

Calibre: Gallet G330

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: screw in w/ sapphire exhibition back

Dimensions: 42mm

Bracelet: leather or carbon fiber

Water resistance: 100m

Production years: 2011

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 12 hr. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, split rattrapante, dual mainsprings, Siliceum escape wheel

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $28,050.00 (only 250 made)

18k Gold: $63,750.00 (red gold) (only 250 made)

Platinum: $134,550.00 (only 50 made)

Model name: Flight Officer (2nd Generation - rare black dial)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm diameter

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1944 - 1952

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, rare black military dial (face), Incabloc from 1950 to 1952

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $7,500.00 - $8,500.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flying Officer (rare prototype)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, automatic wind

Calibre: modified Valjoux 7750

Case material: stainless steel w/ black PVD

Case back: screw in

Dimensions: n/a

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 100m

Production years: 1975 - ?

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: the only model without a rotating bezel, instead the cities were printed on a rotating outer section of the dial

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $4000.00 - $4500.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

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Harry S Truman and the Gallet Flight Officer

It has long been rumored that Harry S Truman (US President from 1945 to 1953) played some undetermined role in the design of Gallet’s first Flight Officer...

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Model name: Flight Officer (3nd Generation, large size)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: screw in

Dimensions: 38mm diameter

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1952 - 1961

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, 1st version w/ non-clamshell screw in back, extra large size

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $9,000.00 - $10,000.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flight Officer (1st Generation w/ exotic dial)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1939 - 1943

Serial numbers: often without serial numbers

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: exotic 4 color dial with snail-style tachymeter

index. Only a few are known to exist

Valuation

Stainless Steel: $10,000.00 - $12,000.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flight Officer (NAWCC Truman Edition)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, automatic, chronometer

Calibre: Gallet G240

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: screw down w/ Harry S. Truman signature

Dimensions: 42mm

Bracelet: leather or carbon fiber

Water resistance: 100m

Production years: 2015

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: limited preview edition of the new 75th Anniversary Flight Officer

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $12,500.00 (only 1000 made)

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Model name: Flight Officer (2nd Generation - Military issue)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm diameter

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1944 - 1945

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: military aviation, navigation

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, white dial, U.S.A. Ordinance Department markings on reverse

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $10,000.00 - $12,000.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flight Officer (2nd Generation w/ Incabloc)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm diameter

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1951 - 1958

Serial numbers: n/a

Application: aviation, navigation, long distance racing, etc.

Notes: 30 min. recording, rotating 12 hr bezel, white or black dial (face), Incabloc shock-protection added

Valuation*

Stainless Steel: $7,500.00 - $8,500.00 (rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flight Officer (1st Generation USAAF version)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm x 42mm

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1939 - 1943

Serial numbers: often without serial numbers

Application: United States Army Air Forces version

Notes: 4 screw compression case, red snail-style tachymeter, minor dial variations, luminous chrono hand

Valuation

Stainless Steel: $7,000.00 - $8,000.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a

Model name: Flight Officer (1st Generation USAAF version)

Reference #: n/a

Movement type: chronograph, manual wind

Calibre: modified Venus 150

Case material: stainless steel

Case back: 4 screw compression "clamshell"

Dimensions: 34.5mm x 42mm

Bracelet: leather or mil. spec. canvas

Water resistance: 30m

Production years: 1939 - 1943

Serial numbers: often without serial numbers

Application: United States Army Air Forces version

Notes: 4 screw compression case, red snail-style tachymeter, minor dial variations, luminous chrono hand

Valuation

Stainless Steel: $7500.00 - $8500.00 (extra rare)

14k Gold: n/a

18k Gold: n/a